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Rob Joyce, head of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations, explains how to protect your networks from hacker teams like his — NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System — It was the talk most anticipated at this year's inaugural Usenix Enigma security conference … | Alex Dobie / Android Central: |
Samsung announces February 21 “Unpacked” event in Barcelona; Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge unveiling expected — Samsung Galaxy S7 day is February 21 in Barcelona — ‘Unpacked’ event expected to showcase Galaxy S7 series ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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| Davey Alba / Wired: |
Obama proposes $4B in funding for states to expand computer science education in schools — Obama Pledges $4 Billion to Computer Science in US Schools — President Obama today pledged $4 billion in funding for computer science education in the nation's schools.
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| Robert Scoble: |
Why self-driving cars won't replace human drivers for at least a decade: people, police, laws, maps, and technology aren't ready — Don't worry Uber/Lyft drivers: self-driving cars won't take your job for at least a decade — Truth is people like me have overhyped self-driving cars.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
How FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan to open the cable box could affect strategies of tech firms like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others — Inside the FCC's audacious plan to blow up the cable box — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler dropped a bomb on the cable television1 industry yesterday …
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Digital assistant bots like Siri, Google Now, and Alexa undermine the open internet by only indexing select apps — The internet bundle is already here — For the past six years or so, this image that (as best I can tell) was created by Reddit user quink has been making the rounds as the “nightmare scenario” if net neutrality dies.| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Gigabit wireless internet using millimeter wave technology, as promised by Starry, has long struggled with range and reliability — Super high-speed internet delivered over the air isn't as crazy as it sounds — This week, a new startup, Starry, announced it would bring gigabit-speed internet access …
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Italian tax authorities are probing Google for €300M in unpaid taxes between 2008 and 2013 — Italy Pursues Google for Around $327 Million in Back Taxes — Move comes as EU set to propose measures tackling tax avoidance by multinationals — Italian tax authorities said Thursday …
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| David Segal / New York Times: |
How shady companies use Google search, AdWords, and local subcontractors to shake down people who need locksmiths — Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too — Odds are good that when you search Google for someone to help you get into your home or car …
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| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
NSA, GCHQ used open source software to spy on Israeli, Syrian drones — Image tools unscrambled encrypted analog video feeds, documents reveal. — Documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden show new evidence of a long-running surveillance campaign … | Seth Weintraub / Electrek: |
Tesla hires Jim Keller, engineer behind Apple's A-series and AMD's Zen processors, as vice president of autopilot hardware engineering — The chip guru who built Apple's Ax microprocessors joins Tesla to lead the Autopilot Hardware Engineering team — Electrek has learned that Tesla … | Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter execs lash out after Facebook calls service “Social Media” in trending column — Twitter Execs Are Annoyed At Facebook For Referring To Them As “Social Media” — When a Twitter flame war between Wendy's and Burger King last week ended with Wendy's saying it would respond … | Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter: |
Atom Tickets raises $50M from Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, and others, to help people organize group movie viewings, get discounts — Hollywood Studios Leading $50M Investment in Mobile Movie Ticketing App — Start-up Atom Tickets is designed to make it easier for friends and larger groups to arrange a rendevouz at the theater.Sponsor Posts
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